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The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States.The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the Municipal Council.
A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey. First elected in the 2014 election, he was sworn into office on May 13, 2014, [5] and was reelected in 2018 and 2022. Prior to his election as mayor, he served on the Municipal Council of Newark and as principal of the city's Central High School. [6]
Newark is divided into five political wards (East, West, South, North and Central). [32] The majority of Black residents reside in the South, Central, and West Wards of the city, while the North and East Wards are mostly populated by Latinos. [33] Ras Baraka has served as mayor of Newark since 2014.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who has been in office since 2014, sees this as a grave mistake. ... a year before Baraka took office, Newark saw 112 murders — the nation’s third-highest murder rate ...
Jeff Hall became Newark's first four-term mayor and Democrat Bill Cost edged Republican Spencer Barker for the final spot in council at-large race.
Booker took office as mayor of Newark on July 1, 2006. [39] [40] [41] After his first week in office, he announced a 100-day plan to implement reforms. The proposed changes included increasing police forces, ending background checks for many city jobs to help former offenders find employment in the city, refurbishing police stations, improving ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has led the state’s largest city since 2014 and served as a council member before that. Before being elected, Baraka was still a public servant, working as a public ...
The 2022 Newark mayoral election was held on May 10, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held on the same day. Elections were non-partisan and candidates were not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Ras Baraka ran for re-election and easily won a ...